On The Beat: Hampton U.

On the Beat

January 31, 1990|Compiled by TERRY ARMOUR

* NICE GESTURE

Former Hampton forward Rick Mahorn, now with the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA, sent t-shirts emblazoned with his team's logo to the members of the women's and men's basketball team. Mahorn, who worked out with the team while holding out from the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier this season, said he sent the shirts as a gesture of faith. The women, in the midst of an eight game losing streak are 6-14 overall and have yet to win a game in the CIAA's Northern Divison (0-7). The men have been inconsistent with an 11-8 record, 4-3 in the North. "At a low point in my career I went back to Hampton to find myself," Mahorn said. "I was fortunate that they were there for me emotionally. I sent them the shirts as a gesture to say, `Hey, hang in there.' To let them know I'm always thinking about them."

Hampton men's track coach John White said his team is gearing up for the CIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships, scheduled for Feb. 15 at the Arthur Ashe Center in Richmond. This weekend, White is splitting his team up, taking his 1,600-meter relay team of Shwan Warren, Terrence Warren, Troy Eggleston and Johnnie Barnes to the Milrose games Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York.